Jenny Reiter makes a routine check-up of 10-month-old Elena Rutchick, held by her father, Joseph Rutchick, at Encircle Health in Appleton.

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Larry Avila
Post-Crescent Media

A new study suggests healthcare providers who publicly report their patients' outcome offer better care at a lower cost than organizations that don't.

Providers are driven to change how they deliver care when they compare their results with their peers and realize their outcomes are lacking, said Dr. Geoffrey Lamb, a professor of internal medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the lead author of the two-year study published in the March edition of Health Affairs.